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Rave on this Friday 13th May

The local arts organisations pay no heed to superstition it seems, as it’s all happening this Friday 13th May. The fun kicks off at 6pm with the launch of Narrative Show and Poster Club – two new exhibitions at Eastside Projects. At 6.30pm there’s … Continue reading

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Launch of Book Show at Eastside Projects

I’m a big fan of books, not just what’s written inside them but the books as physical objects in themselves. Dusty covers, rustling pages, scrawled blue ink inscriptions on the title page – all overly romantic, slightly fetishistic reasons why … Continue reading

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Project Pigeon updates

It seems the Digbeth is Good pigeon, along with all his pigeon chums, is faring well and Project Pigeon are emailing me regular updates on their progress.  I’ve fed these into a dedicated Project Pigeon page (by forwarding the updates … Continue reading

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Meet the Digbeth is Good pigeon!

Digbeth is Good is now the proud sponsor of a Project Pigeon pigeon in Rea Garden, Floodgate Street.  If you would like to join the Project Pigeon Syndicate and own a half share in a Project Pigeon bird for just … Continue reading

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Raycho Stanev talks about The Great Excursion

Here’s a short video of artist Raycho Stanev talking to Simon Walker on a Bulgarian mountain about his installation The Great Excursion, an interactive artwork about the shocking mass expulsion of 360,000 Bulgarian Turks from the country in 1989 during … Continue reading

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A Saturday East Stride with We Are Eastside

There was a definite chill in the air last Saturday afternoon but that didn’t stop a good crowd braving the great outdoors for We Are Eastside’s East Stride, a tour of some of the area’s key arts venues led by … Continue reading

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This weekend: Flatpack Festival and We Are Eastside launch

My, my I’ve a busy weekend in store, what with the Flatpack Festival and We Are Eastside launch and all.  I’d better make a list of all the things I’ve bought tickets for or promised myself I’d see, just so’s … Continue reading

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The busy Digbeth March hare: St Patrick’s Festival and We Are Eastside

Digbeth is set to get brilliantly busy this month with the impending St Patrick’s Festival weekend, closely followed by the launch of We Are Eastside, which will coincide with 7 Inch Cinema’s Flatpack Film Festival. St Patrick’s Festival Birmingham This … Continue reading

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